Colour management for the web: Should I colour manage my Sketch files?
Now that Sketch supports colour management, should we be turning on colour management? A dive into colour management, profiles and what this means for the web
Usability testing: myths vs reality
Have you embraced usability testing and begun implementing it into your design process? If not, you may have heard some rumours and opinions that might be putting you off getting started.
Are breadcrumbs useful when a page can be found in multiple locations?
Hansel and Gretel used breadcrumbs to find their way out of the deep dark woods. But what if they’d have teleported straight to the witch's house?
UI Prototyping - which level of fidelity should you go for?
Prototyping is an essential part of a design process, it allows us to view the big picture of a design and reiterate our ideas rapidly, finding issues and fixing them before expensive development begins. However, upon...
We all know that brand manual is an essential aspect of briefing a designer, so why do so many fall short of delivering the brand story, instead giving a set of logo usage guidelines?
Why is colour so complicated?
After a recent deep-dive, I wanted to share a few of the more interesting points I picked up about colour and how it works between print and screen.
Brand frameworks: Creating and managing a coherent brand strategy
Here at Liquid Light we build websites. But this is a very simplistic summary of the services we offer to our clients, and in today's competitive landscape to build a successful website that differentiates from competitors and...
8 simple steps to writing an effective design brief
A project can live or die depending on the strength of a design brief, so it is essential that your design brief is well thought out and that it offers your agency clarity and insight into your brand.
5 essential points to remember, when defining your USP
Key to any design briefing will be the agencies ability to understand you, what you do and how you interact with your customers and stakeholders.
Did the Wordpress theme kill web design?
Web design is rapidly being commoditised....so what role is left for the designer....has the Wordpress theme replaced them?